Born in 1956, Beijing, China and now lives and works there. In 1970s, introduced by Huang Rui, WANG became the member of Star Group. During 1988 to 1995, Wang was deeply involved with the New Measurement Group, a three-member party initiated by Wang Luyan, Gu Dexin & Chen Shaoping. Wang has considered as one of the initiation of conceptual artists and also the initiation of Beijing "Apartment Art" in terms of the sentiment of self criticism of the avant-garde mainstream. He has participated in various exhibitions such as "Star Group Exhibition" (1979, Beijing); "Contemporary Chinese Art Exhibition" (1989, Beijing); "China Avant-garde Artists Exhibition – Exit" (1991, Fukuoka); "Silent Energy : New Art from China" (1993, Oxford); He has returned to the art worlds until 2007 when he held a solo exhibition – "Sawing or Being Sawed" (by OCT Contemporary Art Terminal, Shenzhen). In 2008, He held another solo exhibition "Wang Luyan: The Other side of Totality" (by Joy Art, Beijing).
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WANG Luyan 王魯炎